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प्रश्न
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
He held his fingers below the level of the milk.
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Shaggy monsters
When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.
Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.
- We have done it.
It has been done by us.
I remembered him.
Pick out two examples of Personification from the poem.
From the passage, find and write any two examples of the following:
Use of the verb 'be' (am, is, are, etc) as the main verb.
The following word can be used as nouns as well as verbs. Make two sentences of your own, using them as a noun in one and a verb in another.
knot
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to be wary of
Make sentences of your own to show the difference in usage of the following Homophones.
- advice ______
- advise ______
Given below is a picture of a carnival. Complete the factual description by filling in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
Fairs and festivals form an integral part of the culture of Tamil Nadu. They are an excellent platform to promote and preserve the vibrant art and culture of the Tamils.
A thiruvizha (festival) is a source of excitement and thrill for villagers. The village thoroughfare wears a festive look, as the open spaces are cleaned, spruced up and decorated (a) ________colourful streamers.
People throng the premises (b) ______catch a glimpse (c)________their village deity (d)______ a magnificently decorated chariot, and pay their respects. There is a big crowd (e)_____ the food stalls that serve free piping hot sakkarai pongal (sweet pongal), lemon rice and curd rice.
People (f)______nearby villages and towns display their wares attractively, and call out loudly (g)______the people (h)_______buy their wares. Cotton candy, cut raw mangoes smothered (i)________salt and chilly powder, boiled groundnuts, murukku, sweets, buttermilk etc are sold. Men, women, grandmas, grandpas and little children dressed (j)_________their best clothes, enjoy the Thiruvizha greatly.
You can hear the shrieks (k)________happy children enjoying the rides on ferris wheels and carousels, elders looking (l)_________ each other with smiles on their faces.
The entire day is spent (m) _______fun and gaiety. All the village people irrespective of their age, look forward (n)_________the thiruvizha every year.
Make a sentence in the present continuous tense using the verb given in bracket.
What are you __________? (do)
I __________ (listen) to music.
Make a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb.
She ____________ to anybody.
What is Amala going to do? Given below is Amala’s schedule for next week. Read it and answer the questions using the future continuous tense.
Amala’s Schedule
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Morning | Doctor’s appointment | Meet friends | Return library books | Attend NCC camp | Go to park | Clean house | Visit grandmother |
| Afternoon | Buy groceries for the week | Go to computer class | Go to nursery garden | Learn music | Do gardening | Prepare sweets | Go to the zoo with nephew |
| Evening | Watch TV | Do gardening | Dinner with friends | Do ironing | Play with friends | Movie with parents | Relax at home |
- What will Amala do on Sunday morning?
- What is Amala planning to do on Saturday afternoon?
- Where is Amala going on Wednesday morning?
- Who is Amala meeting on Tuesday morning?
- What will she buy on Monday afternoon?
Find out the anagrams. Use a pair of phrases as clues.
- An organ that pumps blood ______
- The planet we live on ______
During the war, many people lost their homes.
Find out the clipped word for the following.
motor + hotel -
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
The boy was taken by surprise when he learnt about Mithali Dorai Raj.
I'm right, ________.
Give the correct verb form for following sentences.
She______ to school.
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
scattered
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
Ravi picked the banana peel and ______it in the dustbin.
Note the following words from the story. They all refer to different ways of walking. Find out their meanings and use each of them in meaningful sentences of your own. Refer a thesaurus and add a few more to the list.
- trod
- fluttered
- hurried
- skipped
- strode
- sped
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Nothing much ______when I got to the meeting (happen).
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
The candidates ______answer five out of ten questions.
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
Many tourists visited Ooty ______ heavy rains
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
I could not complete my paper in the examination ______ I was slow in answering the questions.
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
quiet – quite – quit
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
I threw the pen. It was broken.
Comment on the changes in poetic expression in English from the time of Donne to that of Kamala Das with reference to
- prosodic features (rhyme, rhythm and metre)
- vocabulary
- language
- themes.
Make smaller words using the letters in the given word. (At least 5 words)
actually
Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage but write the verbs in the correct order.
A young man had a beautiful garden in his mansion. As he loved flowers, shrubs and trees, he tended to the garden himself. Next to his mansion, there was a small house in which ______ (1) (live) an old man. One day, when the young man was ______ (2) (expect) some special guests, he took extra care in ______ (3) (tend) to the garden. He pulled the weeds, ______ (4) (trim) the shrubs, combed the moss and spent a long time meticulously ______ (5) (rake) up and carefully arranging all the dry autumn leaves. As he worked, the old man ______ (6) (watch) him with interest from across the wall that ______ (7) (separate) their houses. When he had finished, the young man stood back to ______ (8) (admire) his work. “Isn't it beautiful”, he called out to the old man. "Yes", replied the old man, “but there is something missing. Help me over this wall and I'll put it right for you.” After a slight hesitation, the young man ______ (9) (lift) the old fellow over and set him down. Slowly, the old man walked to the tree near the centre of the garden, grabbed it by the trunk, and shook it. Leaves ______ (10) (shower) down all over the garden and formed a beautiful carpet.
“There”, said the old man, “now it is perfect!”
